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... never forget it ! " Frank having given ample evidence by his masticatory powers at the luncheon , of his capacity for the discussion of an Eton break- fast , the parties proceeded to the house of the clergyman of the village , who had ...
... never forget it ! " Frank having given ample evidence by his masticatory powers at the luncheon , of his capacity for the discussion of an Eton break- fast , the parties proceeded to the house of the clergyman of the village , who had ...
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... never catch cold , mamma . But it's prime fun catching the hare . " " Catching the hare ! What , do you course hares , then ? " " Oh , it's not that . It's when we have a turn out at hunt the hare , and one boy WITHOUT A PROFESSION . 41.
... never catch cold , mamma . But it's prime fun catching the hare . " " Catching the hare ! What , do you course hares , then ? " " Oh , it's not that . It's when we have a turn out at hunt the hare , and one boy WITHOUT A PROFESSION . 41.
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... never mind that now . " " And then , " added Frank , " there's jack- halting . " " Jack - halting ! What's that ? " " Why , don't you know ? You go out with a long pole - I've got one with me - I'll go and fetch it . " " No need of that ...
... never mind that now . " " And then , " added Frank , " there's jack- halting . " " Jack - halting ! What's that ? " " Why , don't you know ? You go out with a long pole - I've got one with me - I'll go and fetch it . " " No need of that ...
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... directly - and sometimes we never do look at them till we're called up . Why any fool can know his lesson if he chooses to sap at it . There's Bullfield , he's the greatest thickhead in the school , and he does nothing but 48 THE MAN.
... directly - and sometimes we never do look at them till we're called up . Why any fool can know his lesson if he chooses to sap at it . There's Bullfield , he's the greatest thickhead in the school , and he does nothing but 48 THE MAN.
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... my dear ! dear ! What will he want with more money ? Haven't we enough ? And then , think of the climate ! And I should never see him again ! -and if I did , he would be of the colour , I suppose , of old Colonel Yelloley . 72 THE MAN.
... my dear ! dear ! What will he want with more money ? Haven't we enough ? And then , think of the climate ! And I should never see him again ! -and if I did , he would be of the colour , I suppose , of old Colonel Yelloley . 72 THE MAN.
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